Senior Mass Properties Engineer, Thunder

The role

You will develop, track, and manage mass properties for air vehicles to meet design and performance criteria. This involves translating configuration concepts into mass estimates, center of gravity data, and inertias.

What you will do

• Contribute to the development of mass properties data for new air vehicle development
• Develop, track, and manage mass properties data throughout air vehicle design phases
• Participate in defining mass properties related design requirements
• Provide vehicle and subsystem configuration trade study guidance
• Support vehicle and subsystem level weight and balance control efforts
• Estimate, calculate, measure, and verify weight, balance, and inertia of components, assemblies, and completed vehicles or systems
• Participate in developing and maintaining mass properties accounting systems
• Generate mass properties reports
• Participate in developing and implementing new processes and tools

Required qualifications

• High-ownership and a bias toward action
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Robotics, Physics, or related technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience in aircraft mass properties or related aerospace design roles
• Strong understanding of aerospace principles, vehicle dynamics, and system integration

Nice to have

• Proven track record leading aircraft mass properties efforts from early development through flight test and production
• Experience with aircraft mass properties tools
• Coding experience to build out complex databases to manage and process BOM and weights data
• Experience with Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Design Build Fly, or similar competitive engineering programs

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Anduril uses a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Maneuver Dominance team is building Thunder, an autonomous attack rotorcraft.